英 [blʌf] 美 [blʌf]
v. 虚张声势，唬人；假装做
n. 虚张声势的举动，唬人；峭壁，悬崖；树丛，灌木丛
adj. 直率豪爽的；（悬崖）垂直的，（船头）宽而垂直的
复数bluffs
第三人称单数bluffs
现在分词bluffing
过去式bluffed
过去分词bluffed
比较级more bluff
最高级most bluff
bluff /blʌf/ CET6+ TEM4 [ bluffing bluffed bluffs ]
有变体名词 A bluff is an attempt to make someone believe that you will do something when you do not really intend to do it. 虚张声势
The letter was a bluff.
这封信是虚张声势。
It is essential to build up the military option and show that this is not a bluff.
重要的是准备军事解决途径来证明这并不是虚张声势。
习语 If you call someone's bluff, you tell them to do what they have been threatening to do, because you are sure that they will not really do it. 要某人摊牌
The socialists have decided to call the opposition's bluff.
社会党人已经决定让反对党摊牌了。
及物动词/不及物动词 If you bluff, you make someone believe that you will do something when you do not really intend to do it, or that you know something when you do not really know it. 用…虚张声势; 招摇撞骗
Either side, or both, could be bluffing.
任何一方或者双方都可能是在虚张声势。
In each case the hijackers bluffed the crew using fake grenades.
每一次，劫机者都是用假手榴弹骗机组人员。
名词 a steep promontory, bank, or cliff, esp one formed by river erosion on the outside bend of a meander 峭壁; 陡岸
形容词 good-naturedly frank and hearty 直率的
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
pretense that your position is stronger than it really is
his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted
the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards
同义词： four flush
deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand
同义词： bluff out
frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is
bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured
a bluff but pleasant manner ; a bluff and rugged natural leader
(船头等)扁平的，垂直而宽平的
(牌不好时)提高赌注企图镇住(对手)，用大赌注吓退(对手)，以手中的差牌虚张声势迷惑(对方)
以大赌注吓退对手；以大赌注吓退对手者
我们在紧缩型牌桌上虚张声势(Bluff)，宗旨就是让对手虽手中持有对牌却不得不弃牌。同样，当我们手中持有必胜牌时，却表现出疯狂玩家的形象，努力让他们跟注。
...Bluff（布拉夫）位于新西兰本土最南端，这个地方风很猛很冷，虽然人口不多，却处处充满年岁的痕迹。
玩牌的人都知晓诈唬(Bluff)是技能的一部分，一匹驴，吃再好的草，也不会成为一匹俊马。用执着和分别心去修行，再大的精进，也不会成佛。
别的小天子依旧本赛季同盟仅有的两名拿到过三双的球员(Players)之一(另一个是篮网的拉夫(Bluff)-阿尔斯通)，本地时光10月28日客场对猛龙他送出23分11个篮板和12次助攻。初级艺术家的灵感源于痛苦，高级艺术家的灵感源于幸福。
The letter was a bluff.
这封信是虚张声势。
There is no greater thrill than to bluff a man, trap him, and outfox him.
没有什么比虚张声势吓唬别人、让他钻入圈套并用计将他击败更加刺激了。
He said he would resign if he didn't get more money, but it was only a bluff.
他说如果不给他加薪他就辞职，但那不过是虚张声势而已。
In poker, you bluff when you bet heavily on a poor hand.
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Oedipa Maas in Crying of Lot 49 will sit up on a bluff overlooking San Narciso, and she'll look down at the pattern of light.
拍卖第四十九批》里的奥狄芭·马斯也会坐在悬崖上,俯看纳西索，看各式的光。
1945年后的美国小说课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
Early the next morning in Bluff, Utah, we meet our tour guide, archaeologist Vaughn Hadenfeldt.
But, for the moment at any rate, it is his words that are bluff.
The residence, which was built in 1929, rests on 1.4 acres of Hyannisport's bluff terrain.